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A growing economic literature studies the optimal design of social insurance systems and the empirical identification of welfare-relevant externalities. In this paper, we test whether mandating employee access to paid sick leave has reduced influenza-like-illness (ILI) transmission rates as well...
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10012256319
Starting in 2009, the German state of Saxony distributed sports club membership vouchers among all 33,000 third graders in the state. The policy's objective was to encourage them to develop a long-term habit of exercising. In 2018, we carried out a large register-based survey among several...
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10012520503
Starting in 2009, the German state of Saxony distributed sports club membership vouchers among all 33,000 third graders in the state. The policy's objective was to encourage them to develop a long-term habit of exercising. In 2018, we carried out a large register-based survey among several...
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10012494192
Starting in 2009, the German state of Saxony distributed sports club membership vouchers among all 33,000 third graders in the state. The policy's objective was to encourage them to develop a long-term habit of exercising. In 2018, we carried out a large register-based survey among several...
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10013233704
This paper uses Hierarchical Bayes Models to model and estimate spatial health effects in Germany. We combine rich …-level health dependencies. As dependent variable we use the generic, continuous, and quasi-objective SF12 health measure. We find … to 0.35 standard deviations in health. Even 20 years after German reunification, we detect a clear spatial East …
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10010241623
This paper uses Hierarchical Bayes Models to model and estimate spatial health effects in Germany. We combine rich …-level health dependencies. As dependent variable we use the generic, continuous, and quasi-objective SF12 health measure. We find … to 0.35 standard deviations in health. Even 20 years after German reunification, we detect a clear spatial East …
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10010475803
A growing economic literature studies the optimal design of social insurance systems and the empirical identification of welfare-relevant externalities. In this paper, we test whether mandating employee access to paid sick leave has reduced influenza-like-illness (ILI) transmission rates as well...
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10012827331
The health risks of the current COVID-19 pandemic, together with the drastic mitigation measures taken in many affected … nations, pose an obvious threat to public mental health. The social science literature has already established a clear link … between mental health and sociodemographic as well as economic factors, and a growing number of studies investigate the role …
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10012705695
The health risks of the current COVID-19 pandemic, together with the drastic mitigation measures taken in many affected … nations, pose an obvious threat to public mental health. The social science literature has already established a clear link … between mental health and sociodemographic as well as economic factors, and a growing number of studies investigate the role …
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10014084003
This paper makes use of Hierarchical Bayes Models to model and estimate spatial health effects. We focus on Germany …-level health dependencies. As dependent variable, we use the generic, continuous, and quasi-objective SF12 health measure. Our … is comparable to an age effect on health of up to 31 years. Even 20 years after the peaceful German reunification, we …
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10010341163